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Equal access to care: - the challenges of cost and proximity
10 March 2025
In this blog RCPCH Wales Officer, Dr Nick Wilkinson, access to medicines.
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Reflecting on the last six months of policy progress in child health services
5 March 2025
Last September we published our Blueprint for Child Health Services in England. In this blog we reflect on related national policy progress and share what’s next for our policy and public affairs teams on this advocacy priority.
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On Martha's Rule - patient safety spotlight
24 February 2025
By establishing patients' right to an independent review, this new rule now being tested in pilot sites across the country, can improve our ability as health professionals to recognise and respond to deterioration. We look at what this means for infants, children and young people.
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Conducting climate action
19 February 2025
After a busy start to the year, Helena Clements, RCPCH Officer for Climate Change, shares how she is building networks and fostering relationships to drive climate action for Children and Young People.
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A busy week in the child health world - President's update
3 February 2025
Steve covers lots of topics this week, including applications to ST1, mental health services and data from the new RSV vaccine. He also introduces our Air Pollution Companion and shares recent policy work from the devolved nations.
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An interview with the PADDINGToN team, who wins the RCPCH-NIHR PIER Prize 2024
30 January 2025
The RCPCH-NIHR PIER (Paediatric Involvement and Engagement in Research) Prize recognises significant contributions to excellent patient engagement for NIHR Clinical Research Network Portfolio studies.
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Two years on - Thrive Paediatrics and why wellbeing at RCPCH isn’t going away
28 January 2025
As Dr Jess Morgan comes to the end of her Dinwoodie RCPCH Fellowship, she reflects on her time at the College and how Thrive Paediatrics has helped support the wellbeing of paediatricians.
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Putting child health at the centre of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
16 January 2025
This blog sets out the main themes of the Bill and highlights its most significant aspects for children, young people and RCPCH members. Children’s social care and schools are devolved policy issues, so most of the legislation will apply in England only.
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How innovative ideas are driving a clean air future
14 January 2025
Get to know Harry Apperley in his first blog. He has joined RCPCH as the third Clean Air Clinical Fellow in the Clean Air Fund Partnership.
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No room at the inn - the hospital over Christmas
19 December 2024
Dr Nick Wilkinson, Officer for Wales, explores - with a seasonal twist - the challenges surrounding hospital admissions during the festive season for both patients and practitioners.